How much do Network and Computer Systems Administrators make in Abilene, TX?

Percentile spread

For Network and Computer Systems Administrators, the published 10th percentile is $52,000 and the 90th percentile is $103,320. The difference is $51,320, which is 64.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $60,420 to the 75th at $88,330, covers $27,910.

The mean annual wage is $77,230, which sits below the median of $79,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Abilene, TX median is 20% lower than the national median of $99,130 for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,712, which is 11.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.7% lower than the Texas median of $101,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Abilene, TX is 90.364, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Network and Computer Systems Administrators at $87,712 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Network and Computer Systems Administrators. Abilene, TX ranks 9th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Angelo, TX is 93 miles away, with a median of $73,410 and employment of 100. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,403, against $87,712 here.
• Wichita Falls, TX is 115 miles away, with a median of $83,150 and employment of 80. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,892, against $87,712 here.
• Midland, TX is 135 miles away, with a median of $83,920 and employment of 240. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,615, against $87,712 here.

Employment share

Network and Computer Systems Administrators accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Abilene, TX (100 of 75,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (314,340 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.